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Study: Public relations campaign needed for manufacturing jobs
A regional task force’s research into manufacturing work force needs found that a lack of interest in manufacturing is producing a shortage of skilled workers. The Hillsborough-Pinellas Manufacturing...
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Red Rose Inn draws $2.1 million bid that remains in question
The top bid for the landmark Red Rose Inn & Suites was $2.1 million at auction Aug. 16, but the sale is in limbo. It is the only bid not accepted by the Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee overseeing the...
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Laser Spine Institute expands into Texas
Laser Spine Institute has opened its fifth center, a new outpatient surgical center, in The Woodlands near Houston. Headquartered in Tampa, the company expanded into Texas to meet patients’ growing...
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Judge sets $24.6 million price tag on Lazydays RV property
A final judgment order in the protracted litigation involving Lazydays RV and the company’s founder and former CEO allows Lazydays to buy its Seffner site for $24.6 million, based on appraisals. The...
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St. Petersburg to create downtown waterfront master plan
The city of St. Petersburg plans to create a downtown waterfront master plan for the area stretching from Coffee Pot Park south to Poynter Park. The planning area includes 16 separate parks and all of...
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Malpractice verdict upheld in Robert Messick’s trial
A Tampa federal judge denied a motion to overturn a jury’s malpractice verdict against prominent Sarasota law firm Icard Merrill and senior partner Robert Messick. U.S. District Judge Virginia M....
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PODS moving HQ to Feather Sound, expanding in Pinellas
PODS Enterprises Inc. is expanding its headquarters and moving into the Feather Sound Corporate Center. The national moving and storage company also intends to upgrade its existing national sales and...
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Auctions of Red Rose owners’ assets fetch $68.7M
Two more auctions this week of assets owned by Plant City’s Madonia family and its businesses fetched $16.2 million, bringing the four-auction total to $68.7 million — including $2.1 million for the...
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Tampa municipal ordinance violations get special court treatment
Municipal ordinance violations in Tampa will get special treatment in court to expedite code enforcement and court processes. Hillsborough Circuit Court Chief Judge Manual Menendez Hr. and the city...
View ArticleWellness programs popular way to control costs, Kaiser study finds (Video)
An employer health benefits study shows that employer-sponsored wellness programs are becoming a popular strategy for controlling health care costs. The 2013 Employer Health Benefits Survey by the...
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Expansion planned for Lakewood Ranch club
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc. will expand facilities at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club to handle the master-planned community’s growth. SMR, developers of Lakewood Ranch, will make improvements at...
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USF Health unveils diabetes medical home
USF Health has created a medical home at Town Square Center in Tampa for diabetes management, a health care model that moves primary care and management of the disease closer to where patients live and...
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Manatee’s financial status among best in Florida, analyst reports
Manatee County is on firm financial footing in the debt and credit realms, ranking fifth in among Florida’s counties in credit ratings. As Detroit and local governments around the country struggle with...
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Initiative’s results show improvements
The Florida Surgical Initiative, one of the Florida Hospital Association’s quality initiatives with the American College of Surgeons, was conducted by 67 participant hospitals over 15 months. The results:
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Nierman poised to take over Winter Haven Hospital
A partnership several years in the making, Winter Haven Hospital becomes part of BayCare Health System on Aug. 30 with a new leader at the helm. Steve Nierman will take over as president of Winter...
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TGH opens new facility in Brandon-Riverview health care hot spot
Tampa General Hospital opened a family care center in Riverview this week, adding to the wave of outpatient health care facilities in the area. TGH’s new center is in the Summerfield Plaza on Big Bend...
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Moody’s affirms rating for Lakeland Regional Health Systems’ debt
New management and an operational turnaround led Moody’s Investors Service to affirm the A2 long-term rating assigned to Lakeland Regional Health Systems. The rating affirmation is good news for the...
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Florida Hospital partners with Health First for commercial health plan
Florida Hospital Healthcare System and Health First Health Plans are partnering to form a commercial health plan by the end of this year that would provide coverage in Central Florida, including the...
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Plant City herb farm files for Chapter 12 bankruptcy
Green Gold Fresh Herbs Inc. has filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy, a type of bankruptcy designed for family farms or "family fishermen." The Plant City agribusiness on Knights Loop Road listed assets of...
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Lists show Red Rose Inn not sold at auction
The iconic Red Rose Inn was on lists naming buyers of Madonia family property, but it was noted as “not sold at auction.” Records in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Evelyn and Batista Madonia Sr., East...
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